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Supposed to be the traffic guru of the state. He could see the backup but had no idea what was causing it. Called the local DOT office and they said they thought it was a guardrail contractor. Called Atlanta back and the guru said he called the County and they confirmed it was backed up for some unknown reason. So the Atlanta DOT doesn't call the Savannah DOT to find out what the problem is, they call the county instead. Contractors can't normally closed lanes unless its an emergency except for certain hours which is usually between 9 and 3. So either the DOT isn't monitoring it's contractors or it's the DOT themselves out they're closing the lane. And the DOT doesn't understand why no one wants to trust them with any more money? Go figure.

It would've been nice to know this before 8:19 am this morning! So instead, my 18 minute commute took over 75 minutes. Better communication would have saved a lot of wasted gas sitting in traffic for over an hour.....

This has been in the paper and on the news for a while. The DOT CAN close lanes during the day including the contractors to do things. In the paper, it tells people that these lanes are going to be closed and for how long. I know that some people dont get that, so maybe their should have been signs (electric ones) on the road to tell people in advance.

Actually, that article does not address any roadwork on I-16 that will be taking place during the morning rush (7ish-8:30ish). It took me an extra hour to get from 95 to downtown on 16 today. The only "work" I saw being done was 4 or 5 GDOT trucks (workers inside) sitting in the closed lane on the right side of the road. There wasn't a sign that told you which lane was closed until a half mile before the closure. AM 1290 did a good job covering it this morning, but it was too late by the time I heard it.